AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme

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  1. nevarsan's Avatar
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    will i get a mark if i sai the same type of polystyrene beads for 1) a)ii???
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
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    Will I get any marks for these? D:
    1)a)ii - I put size of beads (instead of the suggested 'volume').
    1)c)i) - Could you say spray ionised air over the beads as they come out of the pipe? I saw that somewhere in a past paper to neutralise the charge :/
    3)a)ii) I put weather conditions, because its hard for the person to see when to break (lets say for example there is a rainstorm) as well as friction is reduced, thus increasing braking distance.

    Thanks.
    You wouldn't get a mark for the size of beads because that was an independant variable
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by WM1996)
    Will I get any marks for these? D:
    1)a)ii - I put size of beads (instead of the suggested 'volume').
    1)c)i) - Could you say spray ionised air over the beads as they come out of the pipe? I saw that somewhere in a past paper to neutralise the charge :/
    3)a)ii) I put weather conditions, because its hard for the person to see when to break (lets say for example there is a rainstorm) as well as friction is reduced, thus increasing braking distance.

    Thanks.
    a) ii) Doubt you will get the mark as that was the independent variable !
    ii) It would be too late to spray them when they are coming out of the pipe- they could spark whilst in it!
    3a)ii) Doubt that would be accepted as thinking distance starts from the moment the driver sees the obstacle whether its later or not
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by nevarsan)
    will i get a mark if i sai the same type of polystyrene beads for 1) a)ii???
    Yep
  5. WM1996's Avatar
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    I reckon (due to confusion on the wording of the questions - as usual) it will go as follows:
    36 - 100 UMS
    33 - A*
    29 - A
    23 - B
    19 - C
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by WM1996)
    Will I get any marks for these? D:
    1)a)ii - I put size of beads (instead of the suggested 'volume').
    1)c)i) - Could you say spray ionised air over the beads as they come out of the pipe? I saw that somewhere in a past paper to neutralise the charge :/
    3)a)ii) I put weather conditions, because its hard for the person to see when to break (lets say for example there is a rainstorm) as well as friction is reduced, thus increasing braking distance.

    Thanks.
    1 you definitely got wrong, size of beads isnt a control variable
    2 you got this one right, thats a valid way to do it
    3 im pretty sure the only answer here will be speed unfortunately, because although weather affects both, no areas of weather affect it the same, eg, a rainstorm would affect breaking distance because of wet roads, but affect how you see by blocking vision due to rain
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by lucymcgonigle)
    2biii: would it be correct of you put the same atomic number?

    3cii: What was the question, i out 4 too but what was the question?

    4a: what was the question?

    4b: what was the question?

    Appreciated if anyone can remember!
    2biii Maybe but it specifically says stays the same in the nucleus, so possibly not.
    3ciii) Acceleration from v-t graph
    4a) Find pd when current is 0.8A and resistance is 2.5ohms
    b) How much energy id transferred by the lamp in the above circuit when charge was 72 coulombs.
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by WM1996)
    I reckon (due to confusion on the wording of the questions - as usual) it will go as follows:
    36 - 100 UMS
    33 - A*
    29 - A
    23 - B
    19 - C
    Well for a start that is impossible Did you know that if the difference from A to A* is 4 then the difference from A* to 100UMS will also be 4- test it out on aqa ums converter! So 100UMS would be 37/45
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by metaltron)
    b) 9.6 kgm/s (2)
    ii) 9600N (1)
    iii) Increases time catching the ball, decreasing the rate of change of momentum, reducing the force on the fielder’s hand. (2)

    Please positive rating thanks
    Why was this 9.6 kgm/s? I also got 4.8 kgm/s because if you do mass x velocity (0.16 kg x 30 m/s) = 4.8 ?
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    would i get a mark if i wrote the amount of bead instead of volume? i was lost for word
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by metaltron)
    2biii Maybe but it specifically says stays the same in the nucleus, so possibly not.
    3ciii) Acceleration from v-t graph
    4a) Find pd when current is 0.8A and resistance is 2.5ohms
    b) How much energy id transferred by the lamp in the above circuit when charge was 72 coulombs.
    i originally put number of protons, but then i got confused on whether it was protons or neutrons, so changed it to atomic number to be safe :/

    and thanks!
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by Subhaan120)
    would i get a mark if i wrote the amount of bead instead of volume? i was lost for word
    Probably, as long as bead was in the singular then that's fine. Otherwise you could be suggesting the number of beads was the same
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    I got 144j for the energy transformed? I did 2v * 72C?
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    was the size of the pipe a controlled variable?
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
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    Oh no it doesn't...

    I have a feeling this mark scheme isn't very accurate...
    it does. look in you revision guide
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    Roughly, I think i've got between 30-36, not sure exactly

    i know boundaries vary, but what grade?
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    (Original post by PoorLoser)
    what if i wrote amount of beads for the 1aii?

    for 6 i got 4.8kgm/s and after that i got 4800N :/
    same
  18. JamesWire's Avatar
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    I think 144j is wrong - it was 72C x 1.5v
  19. Subhaan120's Avatar
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
    WTH...i got 4.8 would i getr the mark
  20. flumpyfi's Avatar
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    Re: AQA GCSE PHYSICS UNIT 2 PHY2H January 2012 Unofficial mark scheme
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    WTH...i got 4.8 would i getr the mark
    I got that too
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